Price List & Rates

Please keep in mind that the price for your specific event may vary due to many factors such as the date, location, and travel.  The following information meant only as a guide, and is not a specific price quote for your event.  For detailed explanations of what is included in each of the following prices, or to obtain a price quote tailored to your event please contact us. 

Wedding Ceremony (indoor):
Ceremony lasting 15-30 minutes (most protestant and civil ceremonies): $550
Longer ceremonies (such as Catholic or ceremonies with communion): $650

Wedding Ceremony (outdoor*):
Ceremony lasting 15-30 minutes (most protestant and civil ceremonies): $650

A Wedding Ceremony includes: 20-30 minutes of prelude music, processional(s), the ceremony, recessional, and 5-10 minutes of postlude music.  The total price includes a $300 non-refundable deposit.  For more information please browse our weddings page.  Additional charges may apply for weddings on holidays or during the month of December.

Additional Ceremony Location Options

Background Music for Pictures or Cocktail Hour (one hour only, indoor): $300
Background Music for Pictures or Cocktail Hour (one hour only, outdoor
*): $400
This rate is only available in addition to a ceremony booking, at the same location as the ceremony and must not involve moving the harp.  Music for the reception is priced and timed separately from the ceremony (see Hourly Event rates below).
Attendance at Wedding Rehearsal (indoor): $400
Attendance at Wedding Rehearsal (outdoor
*): $500
We usually do not attend the wedding rehearsal, however, for the above additional fee and if schedules allow, we can make arrangements to attend the rehearsal if the client desires our presence.
Charge to move to second location for reception: $50

The above rates apply to bookings except those taking place during the month of December or on holidays.


Hourly Event (indoor):
Two hours: $600
Three hours: $800

Hourly Event (outdoor
*):
Two hours: $700
Three Hours: $900

The above rates apply to all background music bookings, except for those bookings taking place during the month of December or on holidays.  Please keep in mind, background music bookings on the day of your wedding such as: wedding receptions, dinner music, etc. are priced and timed separately from the ceremony.
  The minimum booking is for two hours, even if less music will be required.


Holiday Event (indoor):
Two hours: $700
Three hours: $900
Four hours: $1100

Holiday Event (outdoor*):
Two hours: $800
Three hours: $1000

The above rates apply to all hourly events that take place on a
holiday or during the month of December.  The minimum booking is for two hours, even if less music will be required.

 

Notes (The Fine Print):
  • All dates are held with a $300 non-refundable deposit.  The date is reserved in our calendar only once we receive payment of the deposit and a returned signed contract.  Your event is not considered booked until we receive your signed contract and deposit.
     
  • Special rates apply for weddings and events on holidays.  Holiday dates include the entire month of December, New Year’s Eve, New Year's Day, Valentine’s Day, Holy Week, Easter Sunday, Mother’s Day & Thanksgiving.
     
  • Background Music is booked and priced based on the above Hourly Rates, which vary by season.  Background Music includes, but is not limited to, the following types of events:
    Brunches, Cocktail Hours, Dinner Music, Engagement Parties, Fund Raising Events, Grand Openings, Luncheons, Private Parties, Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners, Romantic Evenings, and Wedding Receptions
    Background Music events taking place on the same day as your wedding ceremony will be priced and timed separately from the ceremony, and may be subject to a $50 charge to move to a different location (such as from the church to the reception venue).
     
  • There is no charge for travel within Travis, Williamson, Hays, and Bastrop counties in Texas.  This includes, but is not limited to, the following cities and areas:
    Austin, Bastrop, Bee Cave, Buda, Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, Elgin, Four Points, Georgetown, Kyle, Lake Travis, Lakeway, Lago Vista, Leander, Manor, Oak Hill, Pflugerville, Rollingwood, Round Rock, San Marcos, Smithville, Taylor, Westlake Hills, and Wimberley.

    Travel outside these areas involves an additional mileage fee of $0.55 per mile, round trip from central Austin, or you may contact us for a specific quote.
     
  • Any changes in music selections must be requested and approved at least 72 hours prior to the event.
     
  • Additional charges may be assessed for unusual circumstances.
     
  • Prices listed above are current as of 1/1/08 and are subject to change.

* For outdoor events:

  • The harp must be positioned on a dry, level, concrete, brick or wooden surface; out of direct sunlight; away from water; and at reasonable temperatures and humidity levels.  Additionally in strong or gusty winds, it is challenge to play the flute and downright dangerous to play the harp.  Our instruments are expensive and we must protect them at all costs.
     

  • No outdoor bookings accepted during the months of January, February, August, November, or December - due to typically unpredictable extreme temperatures and weather conditions in central Texas.
     

  • If, during the course of the performance, it begins to rain (even a slight mist), you will immediately see us pack-up our instruments and move indoors - no matter what else is going on at the time.  The slightest moisture can permanently damage our instruments.  Please understand, we must protect the substantial investment we have made in our instruments and other equipment.
     

  • We require all of our clients with outdoor events to provide (and use as needed) an alternate inclement weather site available during the same hours as the outdoor event, prior to our accepting the gig.  We cannot perform outdoors in inclement weather.  Should inclement weather conditions make it impossible to complete the performance, the full amount of the contract is nevertheless due.

Copyright © 2004-2008 Karmen Suter and Kela Walton.  All photography courtesy M. Huebsch unless otherwise credited.  All rights reserved.